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1
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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2
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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3
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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4
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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5
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter"
- 38-24-0
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6
- Jim Miller
- "A-10"
- 37-18-0, 1 NC
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7
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid"
- 35-11-0
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8
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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9
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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10
- Scott Jorgensen
- "Young Guns"
- 15-12-0
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11
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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12
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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13
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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14
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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15
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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16
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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17
- Jake Ellenberger
- "The Juggernaut" | 31-15-0
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18
- Cub Swanson
- "Killer" | 29-13-0
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19
- Mike Budnik
- "Wildfire" | 14-4-0